Learning English Isn’t a Straight Line学习英语不是一帆风顺的

苗淑华

If youre in a class， following a textbook or using any kind of curriculum1， youmay find the topics and other materials2 in some order. Usually， things move from easierto more difficult as time goes by， but it doesnt mean that you always have to followthe book.

There will be times that you feel bored3 and want to find new information thatsnot in the book. That would be a good way to make learning much more interesting.There will also be times that youll have to go back and review4 some materialthat you didnt know clearly the first time around. Thats good and normal5.Sometimes when things dont go well， you have to stop and check your plan to find outthe problems.

It will be great if you can practice English for 10 hours a day， but that usuallywont happen6. Because no one can learn one subject for such a long time and doesntfeel tired and bored. It is very difficult for you to remember everything in your learning.You need more time to find out what you have forgotten and try to remember it again.

You should know that there will be some time when you feel like a great Englishspeaker， and there will be time when you feel like you couldnt finish a sentence.Those ups and downs are normal， too. Just keep working and be patient7， and youllget better and better.

如果你在課堂上依照课本或遵循任何一种课程学习，你可能会发现（单元）主题和其他材料内容是按某种顺序排列的。通常情况下，随着时间的推移，学习的内容会由容易变得越来越难，但这并不意味着你要一直跟着课本走。

有时你会感到无聊，想要找找书中没有的新信息。这是一个让学习更加有趣的好方法。也有一些时候，你不得不回头复习之前没搞懂的材料。这个方法很好，也很正常。有时，当学习进展不顺利时，你不得不停下来检查你的计划，找出问题所在。

如果你能每天练习10 个小时的英语，那就太好了，但这通常不会发生。因为没有人能在这么长的时间内学习一门功课而不感到疲惫和无聊。你很难记住学过的所有内容。你需要更多的时间来找出遗忘的内容，并试着重新记住它。

你应该知道，有时你会觉得自己是一个很会说英语的人，有时你又会觉得自己一句话都说不完整。这些起伏也是正常的。只要继续努力，保持耐心，你就会学得越来越好。

Notes

1. curriculum 课程

2. material 材料；原料；素材

3. bored 无聊的；厌倦的

4. review 回顾；反思；复习；温习

5. normal 正常的；标准的

6. happen 发生

7. patient 能忍耐的；有耐心的